A collection of inspirational essays about books that have transformed their readers' lives includes contributions by such figures as Dave Barry, Stephen Covey, John Gray, Christiane Northrup, Malachy McCourt, and Kenny Loggins. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. Features notable people sharing their personal stories of books that changed their lives. This book discusses what book shaped their outlook and habits, helped them navigate rough seas, and spurred them to satisfaction and success. Acknowledgments xi Introduction xv JACQUELYN MITCHARD 3 KENNY LOGGINS 8 CATHERINE OXENBERG 12 JIM MACLAREN 17 WYLAND 23 LISA NICHOLS 27 RAFE ESQUITH 32 CHELLIE CAMPBELL 38 MALACHY MCCOURT 43 JOHN ST. AUGUSTINE 47 SHERYL LEACH 53 GAY HENDRICKS 58 PIERCE O'DONNELL 62 PAT WILLIAMS 67 LOU HOLTZ 73 RUDY RUETTIGER 76 DANNY EDWARD SCOTT CASALENUOVO 81 FARRAH GRAY 87 LOUISE HAY 92 RHONDA BYRNE 95 MARK VICTOR HANSEN 100 MICHAEL E. GERBER 105 TIM FERRISS 111 CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, M.D. 118 DOREEN VIRTUE 123 JOHN GRAY 128 PHILIP GOLDBERG 132 BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D. 137 DAVE BARRY 142 SUE ELLEN COOPER 145 ELLYNANNE GEISEL 150 EARL HAMNER 157 NANCY PEARL 161 WALLY AMOS 165 JACK CANFIELD 168 JIM MCCANN 174 LARRY JONES 179 DEBBIE MACOMBER 184 ARIELLE FORD 188 MICHAEL TOMS 192 BOB YOUNG 198 CRAIG NEWMARK 203 KATE LUDEMAN 207 AMILYA ANTONETTI 212 JIM GUY 218 GARY HEAVIN 222 STEPHEN COVEY 227 MAYNARD WEBB 232 MARC BEKOFF 236 MAX EDELMAN 240 DIANE WILSON 245 GARY ERICKSON 251 MO SIEGEL 256 DORIS HADDOCK (GRANNY D) 262 LOIS CAPPS 268 List of Contributors and Their Books 273 The Transformational Book Circle 277 Who Is Jack Canfield? 279 Who Is Gay Hendricks? 281 Who Is Carol Kline? 283 Permissions 284